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Animals and Animal Products (Examination for Residues and Maximum Residue Limits) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1998 (revoked)

Northern Ireland Statutory Rule 1998 No. 237 — creates 4 criminal offences.

4offences created
0recorded in force
0revoked
Made
30 June 1998
In force from
30 June 1998
Extent
Not stated
Subject
Food, consumer protection, trading standards, product safety and age-restricted sales
Made under
European Communities Act 1972

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations.) — published with the instrument by the department that made it. © Crown copyright, reused under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

These Regulations revoke and replace provisions formerly contained in the Animals, Meat and Meat Products (Examination for Residues and Maximum Residue Limits) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1992, the Medicines (Hormone Growth Promoters) (Prohibition of Use) Regulations 1988 and the Animals and Fresh Meat (Hormonal Substances) Regulations 1988. The Regulations implement as respects Northern Ireland Council Directive 96/22/EC (O.J. No. L125, 23.5.96, p. 3) concerning the prohibition on the use in stockfarming of certain substances having a hormonal or thyrostatic action and of beta-agonists, and repealing Directives 81/602/EEC, 88/146/EEC and 88/299/EEC. The Regulations also implement as respects Northern Ireland Council Directive 96/23/EC (O.J. No. L125, 23.5.96, p. 10) on measures to monitor certain substances and residues thereof in live animals and animal products and repealing Directives 85/358/EEC and 86/469/EEC and Decisions 89/187/EEC and 91/664/EEC and provide for the enforcement and execution of the prohibition in Articles 5 and 14 of Council Regulation (EEC) No. 2377/90 (O.J. No. L224, 18.8.90 p. 1). The prohibition on administration of “unlicensed products” in regulation 6, as read with the definition of such products in regulation 2(1), gives effect to the judgment in the Case C-297, Dominique Bruyere and Others v. Belgium, in so far as that judgement relates to the administration of authorised veterinary medicinal products to animals within the meaning of Directives 96/22/EC and 96/23/EC. The Regulations— a prohibit the sale, possession or administration to animals of specified unauthorised substances (regulations 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7); b prohibit the possession, slaughter or processing the meat of, animals intended for human consumption which contain, or which have been administered with, specified unauthorised substances (regulation 8); c prohibit the sale or supply for slaughter of animals if the appropriate withdrawal period has not expired and prohibit supply for slaughter or, subject to exceptions, the sale, of animals or the sale of animal products which contain unauthorised substances or an excess of authorised substances (regulations 9 and 10); d prohibit, subject to an exception, the disposal for human or animal consumption of slaughtered animals containing specified unauthorised substances (regulations 11 and 12); e empower authorised officers to inspect and examine animals and to take samples and provide for the analysis of official samples (regulations 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21 and 22); f provide for offences and penalties and for enforcement by each enforcement authority as defined in regulation 2(1) (regulation 23); g provide specific defences (regulations 24, 25, 26, 27, 28 and 29); h deny to processors a due diligence defence in specified circumstances (regulations 30 and 31); i specify requirements relating to the keeping of records and provide for the suspension or revocation of manufacturer’s licences (regulation 32 and 33); j apply, with some modifications, provisions of the Food Safety (Northern Ireland) Order 1991 including the defence of due diligence (regulation 34); and k amend and revoke other legislation (regulations 35 and 36 and Schedule 2).

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